Raclette

SwitzerlandMedievalCheese/Potatoes/Pickles
OriginSwitzerland
YearMedieval
Key IngredientsCheese/Potatoes/Pickles

About Raclette

A Swiss ritual of melting the surface of a raclette cheese wheel and scraping it onto plates. First documented by monks in a 1291 text from Obwalden. Served with boiled potatoes, pickled onions, cornichons, and dried meat. The name comes from racler, to scrape. A Swiss raclette dinner is a social event built around one molten cheese.

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